Established as the Emmanuel Church of the Evangelical Association in 1870 when the
Reverend J. Vossler
(Evangelical Association) was sent to Binghamton, N.Y., in response to the request
of the people. After Feb.
1970, the name changed to the Emmanuel United Methodist Church; the church closed
officially May 1976.
Collection includes business files including, minutes of board meetings (in German)
(1890-1899),
trustees (1939-1940); Sunday school reports (in German) (1880-1910), and those of
other internal
governing bodies (1880-1976); financial records include cancelled checks, budget reports,
and
treasurers records (1914-1977).

The movement which formed the Emmanuel Evangelical United Brethren Church was organized
by Jacob Albright
in Pennsylvania in 1800. He ministered mainly to the Germans in the area until, unable
to obtain funding through
the Methodist Episcopal Church with which they were associated, he established the
Evangelical Association. They
organized their first mission in New York (the Mohawk Mission) in 1839 and in 1849
held their first New York
conference in Buffalo. Reverend J. Vossler was sent to Binghamton in April of 1878
upon request of the people
there. They formed Emmanuel Church of the Evangelical Association of Binghamton ion
March 2, 1870 with 24
charter members. The church was located at 80 Front Street, with the parsonage next
door at 82 Front Street.
Sometime after February of 1970 the name was changed to the Emmanuel United Methodist
Church. It closed officially
on May 13, 1976, and its congregation consolidated with other local Methodist churches.

The Emmanuel Evangelical United Brethren Church Records consist of business files, financial files,
and legal files. Business files contain records of different organizations within the church. Financial files
contains the financial records of the church and of its various organizations. Legal files pertain to the sale
of the church buildings after it closed.

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Special Collections Research Center has several collections relating to churches in
New York State. Please refer to the SCRC Subject Index
for a complete listing. Also, our Rare Books collection has numerous related printed
items; for a complete list
of these, please search the Classic Catalog
.